Assignments from January 2012 Training: Due February 1
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 1 Unit 1 Assignments for All Participants:Open the link below to find the Reading North Carolina EOG and EOC results. Once you open the link you will: 1. Select your LEA
2. On the "Report" Box: Select "LEA Detail" and review the reading assessment data for your school system
Next:
Go back to the link.
1. Select your LEA
2. On the "Report" Box: Select "School Detail" and review your school's reading assessment data
Submit the completed review to the Reading Foundations Instructor.
2. Develop a presentation detailing the findings of your selected Federal Reading Report (select from below). This can be in a powerpoint format; a written description of the presentation; a handout or brochure from the training, etc. In addition, be sure to include:
The date of the presentation
A description of the group that received the presentation
Level 2 Participants Only: Read "How Reading Rewires the Brain" by clicking on the link: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/11/how-reading-rewires-the-brain.htm Read Chapter 1 “Research and Reading Disability” and Chapter 2 “Multisensory Structured Language Education” inMultisensory Teaching of Basic Skills(Birsh, 2nd Edition) Post a reply to the "How Reading Rewires the Brain" post by clicking on the link below (remember to include your name on the post): Link coming soon...
Unit 4 Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants:
Read Chapter 3 “Development of Oral Language and Its Relationship to Literacy” and Chapter 6 “The History and Structure of Written Language” in Multisensory Teaching of Basic Skills (Birsh, 2nd Edition)
Assignments from January 2012 Training: Due February 1
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 1
Unit 1 Assignments for All Participants: Open the link below to find the Reading North Carolina EOG and EOC results. Once you open the link you will:
1. Select your LEA
2. On the "Report" Box: Select "LEA Detail" and review the reading assessment data for your school system
Next:
Go back to the link.
1. Select your LEA
2. On the "Report" Box: Select "School Detail" and review your school's reading assessment data
http://accrpt.ncpublicschools.org/app/2010/ayp/
Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants
Unit 1 Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants:
1. Review of a reading program using “Guidelines for Selecting an Effective Reading Program”
Guidelines for Selecting an Effective Program Handout (docx)
Submit the completed review to the Reading Foundations Instructor.
2. Develop a presentation detailing the findings of your selected Federal Reading Report (select from below). This can be in a powerpoint format; a written description of the presentation; a handout or brochure from the training, etc.
In addition, be sure to include:
Early Literacy:
National Early Literacy Panel's Report (PDF)
or
Adolescent Literacy Improving Adolescent Literacy:Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices (PDF)
What Content Area Teachers Should Know... (PDF)
Submit the presentation and description to the Reading Foundations Instructor.
Please select one of the articles below:
Teacher Training
Examining Promising Practices (PDF)
Academic Literacy (PDF)
IDA_Position_Statement_Dyslexia_Treatment_Programs (PDF)
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 2
Unit 2 Assignments for All ParticipantsPlease read the "Causes of Severe Reading Difficulty and the Impact on Reading" article by clicking on the link below:
Causes of Severe Reading Difficulty (PDF)
Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants
UNIT 2 ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR LEVEL 2
Level 2 Participants Only: Read "How Reading Rewires the Brain" by clicking on the link:http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/11/how-reading-rewires-the-brain.htm
Read Chapter 1 “Research and Reading Disability” and Chapter 2 “Multisensory Structured Language Education” inMultisensory Teaching of Basic Skills(Birsh, 2nd Edition)
Post a reply to the "How Reading Rewires the Brain" post by clicking on the link below (remember to include your name on the post):
Link coming soon...
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 3
Unit 3 Assignments for All Participants:No required assignments Level One Participants.
Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 3
Unit 3 Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants:Additional activity required for level 2 participants: Read Chapter 7 “Assessment of Basic Reading Skills” in Multisensory Teaching of Basic Skills (Birsh, 2nd Edition)
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 4
Unit 4 Assignments for All Participants:The Structure of Language (PDF)
Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants
RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: FOUNDATION TRAINING: UNIT 4
Unit 4 Additional Assignments for Level 2 Participants:Read Chapter 3 “Development of Oral Language and Its Relationship to Literacy” and Chapter 6 “The History and Structure of Written Language” in Multisensory Teaching of Basic Skills (Birsh, 2nd Edition)